Dishonored 2 has a new update in beta, designed to fix frame stuttering and more

Update 1.2 addresses optimization issues.

Arkane Studios has just pushed the second update for Dishonored 2into beta, and it's designed to address most of the performance problems reported since launch. To those ends, the patch notes promise "general performance and optimization improvements", as well as an update to the way it auto-detects and assigns settings based on your hardware.

To opt into the beta, you'll need to right click on Dishonored 2 in your library, click Properties / Betas and then from the dropdown menu that appears, select BetaPatch. An update should then install.

Auto-detection of the Visual settings was re-worked based on player feedback and observed issues. If still experiencing issues after updating drivers and downloading patch 1.2, advise using the “Restore Settings” option to apply the recommended settings for your hardware.

Max pre-rendered frames is now managed by the game, advise removing any previous manual customizations in graphics driver control panel

Fixes multiple related to game logic

Fixed various issues related to user interface

Fixed various issues related to mouse/KB and gamepad, including: Mouse smoothing is now set to minimum by default

Fixed various issues related to using alt-tab related bugs

Fixed various issues related to multiple monitors

Fixed a bug where Resolution Scaling was deactivated when the game ran above 30 FPS

Changed the Resolution Scaling settings to be more clear

Added new settings in the Options menu

Added a Framerate Limiter so the player can limit framerate fluctuation when playing without V-sync

Added TAA Sharpness option

Added more options to V-Sync settings. NOTE: If you previously disabled V-sync, please check your FPS limiter setting to ensure it is set to your desired limit.